Facebook rolls out new feature across its apps to connect people with the Olympics
The summer Olympics holding in Japan has already kicked off with thousands of athletes converging on the Asian country to compete for laurels. Unlike in previous games, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizers to limit most of the usual activities. Hundreds of thousands of people are unable to travel to Japan to cheer their teams. To help fans stay connected, Facebook has launched a new feature across Instagram, WhatsApp, and...
WhatsApp multi-device login beta now open to more users
WhatsApp continues to work on its multi-device logging feature, which of course, is till in beta. The latest update on that is the feature has now been extended to more beta users. I got lucky, and was able to access to have a first view of how it works. The biggest catch for me is the fact that you can access WhatsApp on both desktop and the web without the data on your phone. It means your device does not necessarily have to be on...
WhatsApp adds alert to view-once photos and videos
Image Credit: WABetaInfo WhatsApp has continued to work on its view-once feature—a feature that is still being tested, and is not widely rolled out. Recall that the view-once feature allows you to send images and videos that disappear once it has been viewed by the recipient just once. WABetaInfo is now reporting that WhatsApp is now working to add alert to the feature. The tracker, with impressive records of calling loads of features...
WhatsApp will now let you join group call midway
WhatsApp has just updated its group calling feature–you can now join a group call long after they have started. It means you will no longer miss those interesting conversations because you were either not notified earlier or you were busy doing something else. “Some of the best conversations happen when you least expect it. Now, if someone in your group misses a call when the phone rings, they can still join whenever they...
WhatsApp to enable you send videos with best quality available
Image Credit: WABetaInfo A new WhatsApp setting that will allow you to send videos and images in the best available option is being developed. The feature is still being developed, and may not be available until sometime in the future. As explained by WABetaInfo, the new feature will allow you to send images and videos to your contacts in the best quality available. You will be presented with three options to choose from including...
WhatsApp adds disappearing message feature in latest update
Image Credit: BBC Snapchat made a lot of features popular—chief of which is the disappearing functionality. The disappearing message feature has now made its way to so many other social media platforms—WhatsApp being the very latest to join the ranks. In its latest update, WhatsApp has launched the disappearing message feature, and is immediately available in the beta version. With a “View Once” feature, WhatsApp users can send images...